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announced at six o'clock , when 114 persons proceeded to the magnificent dining-room , and partook of an entertainment provided ancl served with a costliness and elegance that reflected the highest credit on the proprietor ofthe Royal Hotel , Bro . Shaw . After dinner , several loyal and Jlasonictoastswere drunk , and eloquently responded to . The toast of "The Ladies" elicited bursts of applause , and was gracefully responded to hy Professor Cameron . On retiring from the festive board almost all the company proceeded to the spacious

ball-room . One of the galleries was occupied by the hand , and to the other galleries as many spectators were admitted as could be accommodated . The dance was spiritedly kept up till a late hour . Refreshments adapted to all tastes and requirements ivere supplied in the refreshment-room during the entire night , with an attention , and readiness , ancl desire to oblige that did honour to all the servitors of the establishment . Much of the happiness of such an occasion depends upon the manner in which the proprietor and his assistants attend to personal wants and comforts . On the present occasion nothing was defective upon this score .

Cape Of Good Hope.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE .

QCEEX'STOWX . —St . John ' u Day , June 24 , filling for the present year on Sunday , the usual Jlasonic dinner was held on Monday evening , at Stubbs ' s Hotel . The whole proceedings passed off ivell . The dinner was excellent , and the company most agreeable . James JIach , M . L > ., M . JI . presided , and AV . C . Hutchins , Deputy Sheriff and Notary Public , JI . JI ., was in the vice-chair . In proposing or responding to the various toasts , the speakers most cinphatieally called upon their brethren to maintain the character of their Craft , by honest and upright conduct in jiublic and private life .

America.

AMERICA .

GRAND LODGE OF IOAA'A . AA e copy the following from the address of the Jf . AV . Grand JIaster to the Grand Lodge of Iowa , at its last annual communication : — " BRETHREN , — Once move met in grand communication , to deliberate , council , and act for the best interests of Masonry , let us first return thanks to Him who doeth all things well , for His

watchful care and merciful providence , which have been over us , and invoke His blessings upon our deliberations , and His wisdom in our councils . It is the jileasure of every true Mason thus to acknowledge his dependence and trust in God , and to humbly ask His aid in every important undertaking . 'There is nothing so truly noble in man as this acknowledgement—nothing which so allies us to the infinite—as this trust . In this manner to humble ourselves is to be trulexalted .

y " At this gr . ivul communication we have met at tho birth-place of JIasonry in Iowa . Yonder , but a stone ' s throw from where we now are , is the sacred spot where ivas erected the first altar to JIasonry—where ivas opened the great light in a regular lodge in this state . Before me I now see some * who then assisted iu erecting that altar , and in opening that sacred hook—who responded to the first sound of the gavel in Iowa . Their locks arc whitened , and

their faces are venerable with years . Their heads are crowned with honour — the honour of true manhood and Jlasonic integrity . Before me now , and in your midst lies that open bonk , and in unhand I hold that gavel which , for the first time , called to order the first lodge in Iowa . Nearly twenty years have jiassed away since its first sound was heard in the then untamed wilds of this our now hapjiy state . A few faithful hearts , assembling together from different parts of our country , strangers in till things but JIasonry ,

met here and reared their altar , wielded and obeyed this gavel , whose sound has echoed and re-echoed in every vale , on every hilltoji , beside every river , and over the wide jilains of our fair hind , till more than 150 lodges have answered its call . From that hour to this , the course of JIasonry has been onward and upward , until her votaries number a mighty host , unchecked or unshaken b y surrounding tumults , and like the culm cloud of heaven , may she ever ride over the land , undisturbed by the iiei-ee winds that rage below .

"AVe come uji to this grand coiiiimuneatioii , ostensibly , in peace and harmony with each other . Let us see to it that in reality we so meet together this day . Let ns lay aside nil jiersonal differences , if such exist among us , and cherish that brotherly charity which should always characterise ns as men and JIasons , as brothers and ' sons of light . ' Let us jilant ourselves upon the noble jiltdfonn of principle—Jlasonic principle—ignoring all mere jiersonal interests , private dogmas and pet theories , and come up like men , as ive

truth , the illustration of the true principles of manhood ? Does it not teach us the duties of man to man—to himself and to Gocl ? The three great masters to whom we ascribe its organization , were they not symbols of its essential and constituent principles ? . Solomon , the personification and incarnation of wisdom ! Hiram , of Tyre , the representation of will and power ! and Hiram , the builder , the embodiment of skill in the operation and construction of the desi of wisdom ? What is the all of manhood ? of perfect

gns being ? Is it not wisdom to direct , will to execute , and their resultant action , that make the sum of manhood ? And is not this manhood ? How often do we rejieat the words , ' wisdom , strength ,, and beauty / never thinking that they are the supports , the essential attributes , of all beings . " AA'isdom , strength and beauty ! " The inevitable result ofthe two first attributes , through their operation , is the form of beauty . The all of being , the sum of Masonry , are '

contained in these three words . These are the divine trinity of all things . Ereemasonry , then , is wisdom , will and operation , in individual unity—light , love and labour , —the intellect , the heart ,, the band . To combine these in harmonious actions , is to be a Mason —a man . AA'isdom without will or energy , is an imbecility , ; will , without wisdom , is an erratic and dangerous power ; both , iu harmonious ojierationproduce the forms of divinest beauty . Hence

, ,, to lie a true man , is to be a good Jfason . Let each determine the statue and jiroportions of his manhood , and he will have the exact measurement of his JIasonry . AVhere we find deformity in manhood , ive find deformity in JIasonry . The first great requisite in a candidate is to be a man physically , and also , in somo degree , mentally and morally . These are ' landmarks . ' After his admission all his teachings tend to constitute him a spiritual man . All the

rites and ceremonies of JIasonry tend to this end . They teach him truth , justice , and uprightness ; equality , temperance , fortitude , charity , and faith—all essential attributes of the perfect man . Tothe eye that sees , these are lessons shown by the mute symbols of our Craft . To those that read them , the term 'sons of ihdit' is . emphatically appropriate . "

should be , and like JIasons , as we profess to be , and try ' who can best work and best agree . ' " Ancl I ask yon , one and all—and let each ask himself—what is the intent of our assembling together to-day ? AVhy has the farmer from his fresh turned field , the mechanic from his bench , the merchant from his counter , the advocate from the bar , the judge from the bench , ancl the divine from the sacred altar—why have

each and all come up to this communication ? Jlen of talent , men of enterprise , men of industry , bearing the honourable esteem of their brethren , have left their various pursuits , and come upsurely for some worthy end . You say : the good of JIasonry ; the perfection of its operation ,, and the spread of its influence . It is ivell ! Ami surel y the influence of JIasonry may bo great . In the 150 lodges now under this jurisdiction , we have as many masters ,

double as many ( or 300 ) wardens , and GOO subordinate officers , making , in all , 1 , 050 good men and true . Add to those a membership of nearly 5 , 000 , and we have a formidable host , who , if they aro true and faithful to their trust , may wield a strong influence , penetrating all departments of society , diffusing a moralising power hitherto unknown in the history of our race . In our midst , over open , lies the great light—the Holy Bible—containing inexhaustible

treasures of Divine wisdom . On every hand aro seen the symbols of our Craft , each teaching a moral lesson , and ever silently reminding us of the truths they represent . Lodges are scattered abroad over the land , nestling in every quiet corner , or standing boldly forth in the marts of trade as waymarks and beacons . Can we be true JIasons , and withhold the leaven of our charity from the world ? Can JIasonry penetrate through and through societancl

y , leave no impress , impart no blessing to tho human race ? No ; not if JIasons are truly in heart and deed what they are in name and profession . " And what is JIasonry ? Is it merely form and ritual—merely organization and association—merely an institution for physical and jiecuniarv relief ? Is it not more?—the embodiment of a great

GRAND CHAPTER OF CONNECTICUT . The Grand Chapter of Connecticut held its annual convocation on the Sth and 9 th of Jfay last . Eighteen subordinate chajiters were represented . The Jf . E . G . High Priest Samuel Tripp , delivered his annual address . He remarked that "tho general prosperity and harmony of the Royal Craft in this jurisdiction have rendered no official interposition necessary on part during the jiast "

my year . The rejiort on correspondence was presented by the chairman , IL Comp . William Storer . He reviews the proceedings of twenty grand chajiters , and of the G . G . Chajiter . Comp . Storer is opposed to tho article in the constitution of the G . G . Chapter , requiring the recommendation of the nearest chapter to an application for a new chapter , and submitted a resolution "that , in the opinion of the G . C . of Connecticut , the constitution of the G . G . Chapter